Neutron ML2/OVN packet fragmentation problems

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Packets are silently dropped by OVN if they are bigger than network MTU
  • Packet drops when provider network MTU exceeds tenant network MTU
  • OVN does not correctly fragment IPv4 packets when the MTU of the target network is smaller than the MTU of the source network

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17
  • Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift 18

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